BlueBottle's Christmas Crossword 2013

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  • 1) Though dead to begin with, in life he was Scrooge's partner. (5,6)
  • 10) A Christmas panto featuring lamps and carpets. Oh no it isn't. (7)
  • 17) ? Harris had a potentially controversial Christmas No 1 in 1969. (4)
  • 19) In 2006 ? Lewis was Christmas No 1 with 'A Moment Like This' (5)
  • 20) Type of tree used as a Christmas Tree. (3)
  • 21) People say ? after receiving presents. (2)
  • 22) Dawn French plays Geraldine Granger, the ? of Dibley. She ate four Christmas dinners in a row in 'The Christmas Lunch Incident'. (5)
  • 23) The film in which Bing Crosby first sang 'White Christmas' is ? Inn. (7)
  • 26) Plant people kiss under that Cliff Richard sings about after hitting the wine. (9)
  • 28) We three kings of ? are. (6)
  • 30) ? Holy Night. (6,5)
  • 32) Wizzard ? it could be Christmas Everyday when the bells start ringing and the band begins to play. (4)
  • 34) If your car slips in the ice, it may end up with a large ? (4)
  • 35) This Pirate Captain features in a Pan-tomime about a flying boy. (4)
  • 36) Ebenezer Scrooge's nickname? (2)
  • 38) O ? All Ye Faithful (4)
  • 40) Him Lying on a Bed of Straw and Amid the Winter's Snow (3)
  • 41) This department store is the real name of a singer who wishes to Stop the Cavalry. (4,5)
  • 42) A Book in the Bible's New Testament that was written as a letter is known as an ? (7)
  • 47) You open one daily on an Advent Calendar. (4)
  • 50) ? Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. (4)
  • 52) ? With Gladness, Men of Old (2)
  • 53) The foxiest reindeer. (5)
  • 55) Geraldine Granger ? four Christmas dinners in a row in 'The Christmas Lunch Incident'. (3)
  • 56) Father Christmas's toy-making assistants. (5)
  • 57) Who things were sent to by my true love on the Twelve days of Christmas. (2)
  • 58) Father Christmas enters houses through this unusual entrance. (7)
  • 61) 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the ? gay' (8)
  • 62) Father Christmas employs this sort of animal to pull his sleigh. (8)

    • Down

  • 1) He had 2008's Christmas No. 2 with 'Hallelujah', not to be confused with A Burke, who was No. 1 with the same song. (4,7)
  • 2) A manger is normally something used to feed an ? (6)
  • 3) The 25th December is also known as (9)
  • 4) Where, but baby, it's cold. (7)
  • 5) The ? were Christmas No. 1 & 2 in 1963, No 1 in 1964, No. 1 in 1965 and No. 1 & 2 in 1967. (7)
  • 6) Cliff Richard sang a ? Prayer that was 1999's Christmas No 2. (10)
  • 7) Type of calendar used around Christmas. (6)
  • 8) A period of history. (3)
  • 9) Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of (4)
  • 10) 1952's Christmas No 1 was ? Martino with 'Here in My Heart'. Also 51 down. (2)
  • 11) I want for Christmas is me two front teeth, O Come Ye Faithful. (3)
  • 12) Another name for a Christmas party. (2)
  • 13) Greg Lake Believes Father Christmas in 1975's Christmas No 2. Also 60 down. (2)
  • 14) There was no room in the inn. An old word meaning 'No'. (3)
  • 15) Bing Crosby and David Bowie sang '? Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth' (6)
  • 16) Initials on Scott Calvin's red pyjamas in The Santa Clause that his son thinks proves that he's Santa. (2)
  • 18) In The Avengers episode 'Too Many Christmas Trees', from where does Cathy Gale send Steed a Christmas card, as a Bond in-joke? (4,4)
  • 23) Father Christmas's favourite saying. (2,2,2)
  • 24) A person who does not believe in the existence of God. (7)
  • 27) In Royal David's City (4)
  • 29) Elvis ? was Christmas No. 2 in 1960 and No. 1 in 1962. (7)
  • 31) King Wenceslas is usually described as being ? (4)
  • 32) Three Kings of Orient Are. Bob the Builder asks 'Can Fix It?' (2)
  • 33) I three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning. (3)
  • 37) Mr Bean gets Christmas cards from Mr ? for Christmas (4).
  • 39) 'It’s Now ? Never' was 1960's Christmas No. 2 by Elvis (2)
  • 41) Baby whose birth is celebrated. (5)
  • 42) Alien who wished to phone home in a film often on around Christmas. (2)
  • 43) You do this to Christmas cards to send them to the right place (4)
  • 44) An American word for sledge. (4)
  • 45) A ? is a plant often decorated at Christmas. (4)
  • 46) Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it away. (4) Also 50 across.
  • 48) Abbreviation for Religious Education. (2)
  • 49)Santa Claus: The Movie features a Candy ? that can make you fly. (4)
  • 51) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation's Chevy Chase and the voice of Paul Simon can be called this name by Betty. Also 10 down. (2)
  • 53) What Frank Cross didn’t get his brother in Scrooged. (3)
  • 54) Frozen water often found on the ground around Christmas. (3)
  • 59) Informal greeting used with friends and family at Christmas. (2)
  • 60) The Bleak Midwinter. Away a manger. Also 13 down. (2)

    • Please note: all songs and Christmas chart positions are based on Britain's national chart.

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